Glacier Point offers unparalleled views from 3,200ft above the valley floor, you'll be awed by the grand peaks and canyons of the Sierra Nevada.

The Half Dome trail runs from the valley floor to the top of the dome in 8.2 miles (13km) with4,800 feet (1,460 m) of elevation gain.

Tuolumne Meadows is a gentle, dome-studded, sub-alpine meadow area along the Tuolumne River.

Mariposa Grove is one of the nation's first protected landscapes set aside by the 1864 Yosemite Grant Act.

Art by Alexander Vidal